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How clarence king, a 19thcentury white geologist and explorer, passed for years as james todd, a black pullman porter. Sandweiss tells the dramatic, distinctively american tale of a family built along the fault lines of celebrity, class, and racea story that spans the long century from civil war to civil rights. Sandweiss takes a mountain of information and transforms it into a smooth, captivating narrative. Pdf passing strange download full pdf book download. A gilded age tale of love and deception across the color line, examines why king chose to live a double life and how his experience reflects and represents how. Clarence king was a geologist, a bestselling author and a liar. Sandweisss posts on the penguin blog the secret double life of the man who mapped the american west, and the woman he loved clarence king was a late nineteenthcentury celebrity, a brilliant scientist and explorer once described by secretary of state john hay as the best and brightest of his. As an alternative, the kindle ebook is available now and can be read on any device with the free. King, who was white, with blond hair and blue eyes, had been passing as a black man to be with the woman he loved, ada copeland, a former slave. Weir is a visiting professor of history at umass and a freelance writer.
A truly extraordinary story about an extraordinary man and an extraordinary couple, passing strange illuminates, as no other recent book has done, the vexed intersection of race, class, identity, and ambition in americas gilded age. A uniquely american story of selfinvention, love, deception, and race. Finalist, 2009 national book critics circle award and named one of top ten books of 2009, by janet maslin, new york times passing strange a gilded age tale of love and deception across the color line penguin press, 2009 paperback edition released january, 2010. Covering a century of american history, including geographical expansion, economic trends, and social values could have proved too plodding for one read. Passing strange is a comedydrama rock musical about a young african americans artistic journey of selfdiscovery in europe, with strong elements of philosophical existentialism, metafiction especially selfreferential humor, and the artistic journey. He lived an elaborate double life, and his story told by martha sandweiss in her book, passing strange. Sandweiss is a professor of history at princeton university. Read passing strange a gilded age tale of love and deception across the color line by martha a.
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